Toy



June 17, 1930. J, PERKINS 1,763,903

TO Y

Filed Aug. 20. 1928 I N VEN TOR.

J. PERKINS A TTORNEY.

Patented June 17, 1930 UNITED STATES JONATHAN PERKINS, OF LOS AnGELEs,CALIFORNIA TOY Application filed August 20,1928. Serial No. 300,644.

' This invention relates to toys.

The general object of the invention 1s to provide an improved toy figurehaving a hemispherical supporting shell thereon and including meansadapted to retain the figure in an upright position.

Another object of the invention is to provide a toy comprising a sphereadapted to support a hemispherical shell wh1ch may be made in thelikeness of a character or may have a figure mounted thereon.

Other objects and the advantages of th1s invention will be apparent fromthe following description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings wherein:

Fig. 1 is an elevation of my improved toy showing the hemisphericalshell made to rep resent a comic character.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged section through the device shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing a figure mounted on thehemispherical shell,

and

Fig. 5 is a section through a modified form of my device.

Referring to the drawings by reference characters I have indicated myimproved toy generally at 10. As shown, my invention comprises aspherical member 12 which may be made in two parts suitably united, anda hemispherical shell 13, both of which are shown as made ofpapier-mach, but it will be understood that they may be made of anyother suitable material as desired.

The spherical member 12 is provided with a pair of oppositely disposedbearings 14 in which a shaft 15 is mounted. The bearings 14 may be ofcardboard or other material secured to the member 12. As shown the outerends of the shaft are upturned and are secured to the shell 13 by strips16.

The shaft 15 has an enlarged collar 17 secured thereto adjacent theoutside of the bearings 14 which prevent lateral movement of the shaftand the intermediate portion of the shaft is bent towards the bottom ofthe spherical member 12 as at 18 and has a weighted member 19 arrangedthereon at its shell 13 is free to move relative to the sphere V 12 tocover the upper portion of the sphere no matter in what position thedevice may be set down.

A cord 20 may be attached to the shell and the device may thereby bedrawn along, in which case the sphere 12 will rotate and the shell 13will be retained in an upright position by the weight 19.

As shown in Fig. l the shell 13 is formed into a comic face having ears21 and hair 22 secured thereto. The eye sockets are apertures 22 in theshell and a plurality of eye balls 24 are painted on the sphericalmember 12. As shown the eye balls 24 are placed around the member 12 ina staggered relation so that when the member 12 rotates the eye ballsappear to move from side to side in the eye sockets.

In Fig. 4 I have shown the hemispherical shell 13 as completely coveredby a fur-like material 25 which has a replica of a cats head 26 attachedthereto but it will be understood that any manner of figure or efiigymay be placed on the shell. 7

In- Fig. 5 I have shown a modification wherein a shell 30 is pivotallysupported on a sphere 31 by a shaft 32. Oppositely disposed weightedmembers 33 are secured to the shell 30 below the axis of the shaft 32and at right angles to the shaft as clearly shown. The weighted members33 act the same as the weighted member 19 to retain the shell 30 in anupright position.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that I have provideda novel toy therefrom, still other parts of said character being on saidsphere and adapted to coaot with some of said parts on said shell.

2. A toy comprising a spherical member and a hemispherical shell,oppositely disposed bearings insaid sphere, a shaft, said shaft beingsupported in said bearings, the, outer ends of said shaft being securedto said shell and the intermediate portion of said shaft being benttowards the bottom of said sphere, a Weighted member on said shaftadjacent its lowermost point, said weighted member. being adapted toretain said shell in an upright position whereby said shell covers theupper portion Of aid spherical member, an enlarged flange on said shaftadjacent the outside oii each of said bearings, said flanges beingadapted to. preven lateral. movement of said shaft.

3, A toy comprising a spherical member and, a hemispherical shell,oppositely disposed bearings in, said sphere, a shaft, said shaft beingsupported in said bearings, the outer endsof said shaft being secured.to. said shell andthe intermediate portion of: said shaft being benttowards the bottom of said sphere, a weighted member on said; shaftadjacent. its lowermost point, said, weighted member being adapted: to.retain said. shell n en. pr ght'position. whereby said shell over theupper portion. of said spherical membe n. enlarged flange on said. shaftadjacent the outside of each of said bear ngs, said flanges beingadapted to prevent lateral movement of said, shaft, a. pair of.horizonally aligned apertures in said shell and a plurality of objectson said, sphere so. ar-

ang d; ha when saidsphere is. rotated said objects appear to; move insaid apertures.

4;. A toy comprising an. inner spherical member and an. outerhemispherical shell, a shaft having its ends connected, to,diametrically oppositeparts of the interior. of said he l: and passinghrough said sphere and means supportedby said, connecting means tomaintain said. shell; in, a positi n, covering the. upper half ofsaidsphere.

5; A toy comprising a.v rotatable inner member, serving as a supportfor. thetoy and an. outermember of the same contour as the inner memberand ithin which, said inner IIlQmbeI moves, a pair of, apertures in,said outer emb and a. p uralit o Objects on said inner member andmovable across, said apertures when, themember is rolled.

Amy eempr ing asupp iBi-hQfQIFH i: a pherical memberand a. hemisphericalshe ll movable. on said spherical member, a pair... of; horizontallyaligned apertures, in

said e lgandap ural ty of is n ai signature.

JONATHAN PERKINS.

